WWE Men's Royal Rumble 2021: How Every Elimination Happened

2. Randy Orton

WWE Royal Rumble 2021
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Randy Orton spent most of the match selling a knee injury in the back after Edge planted him on the announce table early in the Rumble. By the end, he was dashing back out after Rollins’ elimination, and the commentary team rightly treated this as a potentially painful swerve.

A painful swerve that didn't actually happen.

Orton was quickly thrown out by Edge and had to watch from the floor as his 2020 rival celebrated his second Royal Rumble win.

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